On Your Mark Photography

Announcing the 2010 Illinois State Level 4 State Gymnastics Meet

2010-03-25T01:24:00.002-05:00

On Your Mark Photography is excited to announce that they have been chosen as the official photographer of the 2010 Illinois State Level 4 Gymnastics Meet hosted by Elk Grove Gymnastics School. The meet will be held March 27th and 28th at the Forest View High School in Arlington Heights, IL. Professional photographers will be covering beam and floor, with photos being uploaded after every flight to the on-site viewstations. This means shortly after your gymnast has competed, her photos are available for you to view!

Once again, a special price on the full-resolution photo CDs will also be available when purchased on-site, with a savings of over $15 when compared to purchasing online.

2010 Level 6 and Level 7 Illinois State Gymnastics Photos are Now Available!

2010-03-17T01:59:00.003-05:00

In eight sessions over two days, On Your Mark Photography took over 46,000 photos (almost 220 GB!) covering Bars, Beam, and Floor for more than 660 gymnasts at the 2010 Illinois State Level 6 and Level 7 meet hosted by Energym Sports Complex March 13th and 14th at the Chick Evans Field House at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. And now, these photos are now available online!

Level 6: http://events.onyourmarkphoto.com/g/2010_state_6

Level 7: http://events.onyourmarkphoto.com/g/2010_state_7

Also, make sure to "fan" us on Facebook! (Facebook Link) We'll be posting information about future events we'll be providing photography coverage. And we might even post discount "coupons" for use when buying photos onsite or online for the 2010-2011 gymnastics season! So "fan" us today!

Announcing the 2010 Illinois State Level 6 and Level 7 State Gymnastics Meet

2010-03-11T00:07:00.002-06:00

On Your Mark Photography is proud to be chosen as the official photographer of the 2010 Illinois State Level 6 and Level 7 Gymnastics Meet hosted by Energym Sports Complex. The meet will be held March 13th and 14th at the Chick Evans Field House at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. Three photographers will be covering the event (bars, beam, and floor) with photos being uploaded after every flight to the on-site viewstations. This means shortly after your gymnast has competed, her photos are available for you to view!

Once again, a special price on the full-resolution photo CDs will also be available when purchased on-site, with a savings of over $25 when compared to purchasing online.

St. Valentine's Classic 2010 - A Success!

2010-02-14T23:44:00.003-06:00

2 days.
18 sessions.
Over 1100 gymnasts.
Over 47,000 photos.

That is the numeric summary of the St. Valentine's Classic 2010, held at the (new) Lake County Fairgrounds building in Grayslake, IL, on February 6th and 7th. The host gym, Gymnastics Spot, put on a great meet, and smiles were on everyones' faces. Well, OK, many of the gymnasts were concentrating so hard on sticking their landing that perhaps a smile wasn't on it at that time, but once they finished their apparatus, the smile came out!

Generally, I list all the gyms that participated, but that would be a long, long list. Suffice it to say that On Your Mark Photography was there in force, with 6 photographers, capturing the moments for both girls and boys gymnastics.

In fact, the photos can be found here. And until February 24th, the onsite CD special of $50 will be honored online as well, so order now to save $20!

Announcing the St. Valentine's Classic 2010 Gymnastics Meet!

2010-02-03T21:33:00.004-06:00

On Your Mark Photography is excited to announce that they will be providing exclusive action photography for the 2010 St. Valentine's Classic gymnastics meet hosted by Gymnastics Spot and held at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, IL, on Feb 6th through 7th.

With approximately 1200 gymnasts on three gyms, we're certain that the cheering will be loud and the scores high! In addition to both boys and girls gymnastics, Special Olympics gymnasts will also be competing on Sunday.

As always, On Your Mark Photography will provide multiple photographers with onsite viewstations during the meet. Within a few days, the expected 45,000 photos will also be available online on the days following. Check back here later to check for online status.

SCGA Classic 2010 Photos are Available!

2010-01-31T00:56:00.002-06:00

Action photos captured during the St. Charles Gymnastics Academy's SCGA Classic 2010 are now available online for viewing here:

http://onyourmarkphoto.exposuremanager.com/g/scga_classic_2010

Due to the fact that only 3 viewstations would fit in the lobby, we will be extending our $50 CD special online until February 14th. We hope this will help make up for the issue of not enough viewstations.

We would like to thank the host gym, St. Charles, for the opportunity to photograph at a well-run meet. We'd also like to thank the competitors for putting on a good show:

American Academy of Gymnastics
Arena Gymnastics
Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center
Cary Gymnastics
Palatine Park District Gymnastics
Phenom Gymnastics
and the host gym, St. Charles Gymnastics Academy

Announcing the SCGA Classic 2010!

2010-01-26T23:30:00.003-06:00

On Your Mark Photography has been chosen to be the official photographer of the SCGA Classic 2010 hosted by St. Charles Gymnastics Academy on January 30th at their facility in St. Charles, IL. While this is the inaugural SCGA Classic meet, St. Charles Gymnastics has hosted many successful Cupid's Twist meets over its history.

As always, prints, collages, posters and full-resolution CDs will be available. On-site viewstations may be available, but as always, photos will be available online.

St. Nick Invite 2009 - Photo Gallery Open (kinda)

2009-12-16T20:41:00.002-06:00

The photo gallery from the 2009 St. Nick Invite is now available for viewing... well, mostly. As of the time of this post, the server was still parsing the over 30,000 photos, but was well into Session 5. So if you competed in Sessions 1 through 4, your photos are available now!

The link is http://onyourmarkphoto.exposuremanager.com/g/stnick09

If you participated in Sessions 5 through 9, don't worry, they should finish updating by tomorrow morning.

St. Nick Invite - What a meet!

2009-12-16T02:41:00.003-06:00

The St. Nick Invite ended late Sunday night at the NIU Field House in DeKalb. Both an exciting and tiring event for all the participants and spectators... and the photographers, too! Over 30,000 photos were taken over the 9 sessions covering levels 4 through 10. Every spectator, coach, judge, and gymnast left with a smile on their face--many off to a good meal after a hard session.

So many gyms participated, I'm going to try to list them all, but if I forgot yours, I apologize now!

Alphabetically, they are:

Aerial
Aurora Turners
Balance Institute
Dreams
Elite Sports
Excell
Flying High
GAR
GymNasti
Gym World (Ohio)
Gym Quarters (Missouri)
Huntley
IGI
Northbrook
Phenom
South Suburban
Spring Hill
Twistars (Michigan)
Walworth (Wisconsin)
Ultimate
United
... and the host gym, Energym.

The online photo gallery is being processed and uploaded right now, and as soon as it's proven to be correct, a link will be posted, so stay tuned!

Announcing the St. Nick Invite 2009

2009-12-08T01:50:00.002-06:00

On Your Mark Photography was chosen to be the official photographer of the 2009 St. Nick Invite hosted by Energym Sports Complex. The meet will be held December 11th through the 13th at the Chick Evans Field House at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL. Multiple photographers will be covering the event with photos being uploaded after every flight to the on-site viewstations. This means shortly after your gymnast has competed, her photos are available for you to view!

Once again, a special price on the full-resolution photo CDs will also be available when purchased on-site, with a savings of over $20 when compared to purchasing online.

Facebook, anyone?

2009-12-05T18:10:00.002-06:00

On Your Mark Photography has a Facebook page, located here! Select photos are posted on Facebook from our covered events, so stop by and tag your friends!

Phyllis Matras Invitational

2009-11-17T00:31:00.003-06:00

Over 280 gymnasts competed Nov 7-8 at the Palatine Park District gym in the Palatine Gymnastics Club's Phyllis Matras Invite, and On Your Mark Photography was there to capture the event. Gyms from around the area competed in their first meet of the season, with many qualifying for state in their respective levels already!

Gyms competing included:

American Academy of Gymnastics,
Buffalo Grove Gymnastics Center,
Cary Gymnastics Center,
Crystal Lake Gymnastics,
Gym Spot,
Hinsdale Gymnastics Club,
International Gymnastics,
Itasca Gymnastics Center,
Midwest Elite Gymnastics Academy (MEGA),
North Shore Gymnastics,
Northwest Turners,
Oak Lawn Pirouette's Gymnastics,
Spring Hill Gymnastics,
Wilmette Gymnastics,
and the host gym, Palatine Gymnastics!

Levels 4 through 9 put on a fantastic show for all who attended.

On-site orders are currently being fulfilled. All CD orders will have shipped by Tuesday, Nov 17, with non-collage print orders scheduled to be sent to the lab by Friday, Nov 21. Those who ordered a collage or poster should receive a proof image via e-mail within 10 days.

Online orders will be fulfilled once all print orders have been shipped and all collages and posters proofed.

If you have any questions about your order or its fulfillment, please feel free to contact On Your Mark Photography.

Announcing the Phyllis Matras Invite

2009-10-09T21:36:00.002-05:00

On Your Mark Photography was chosen to be the official photographer of the Phyllis Matras Invite hosted by the Palatine Gymnastics Club. The meet will be held November 7th and 8th, at the Palatine Park District building in Palatine, IL. We will have multiple photographers covering the event and our on-site viewstations so you can view the photos almost immediately.

A special price on the full-resolution photo CDs will also be available when purchased on-site, with a savings of over $20 when compared to purchasing online.

Soccer, gymnastics, and ... cheer?

2009-09-24T00:35:00.002-05:00

That's right, we're two weeks into soccer season at Crystal Lake Soccer Federation, and gymnastics and cheer are coming right around the corner! Weekends are starting to book up, so if you're interested in having On Your Mark Photography shoot your meet, now's the time to contact us!

Announcements coming soon of the meets we'll be shooting.

Also, if you are looking for a photographer for your team (gymnastics, cheer, or whatever) to provide team and individual (posed) photos, please consider On Your Mark Photography for your needs. We work with you to create the packages that your parents want, without all the fluff that other photographers "push" out there. If your previous photographer didn't cut it, consider On Your Mark Photography.

Common views

2009-09-04T00:01:00.003-05:00

Here are a few shots of things we'll all be seeing more of shortly:

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Good luck to everyone this coming season!

Schedule your meet now!

2009-05-14T23:22:00.002-05:00

On Your Mark Photography is now scheduling gymnastics and cheer meets for the 2009-2010 season. If you are hosting a gymnastics meet from 150 to over 1500 gymnasts, make sure to contact us for coverage information.

Are you hosting an All-Star cheerleading competition? Let us know and we'll let you know what we can provide.

Wisconsin State Optionals - Shipping Update

2009-04-15T02:08:00.003-05:00

A quick note: all CDs order at the event have been shipped out. Given the shipping times around here, you should have already received the CD. If you haven't, please let us know.

All normal prints (non-commemorative, non-poster) have been sent to the lab for printing. We're expecting to start shipping the photos to the parents on Saturday, with the remainder shipping on Monday.

Commemorative prints are currently being designed, and if you ordered one, you can expect to receive a proof via e-mail within the next few days.

Posters will start being designed on Monday, with proofs being e-mailed starting Wednesday.

Note that for commemorative collages and posters, your order is not sent into the lab for printing until you have approved the proof. We also reserve the right to wait to send several collages or posters to the lab as a group, and therefore may delay the order a few days.

CDs and prints will all have been received well within the 2 to 4 weeks after order window. Commemorative collages should also be received within this window, provided fast approval of the proof. Posters are 4 to 6 weeks.

Any questions, please feel free to e-mail.

Wisconsin State Optionals - Gymnastics 2009

2009-04-10T16:33:00.004-05:00

On Your Mark Photography covered the 2009 Wisconsin State Optionals (gymnastics) at Concordia University, Mequon, WI, on April 4 and 5. After over 24,500 photos, countless CDs printed, burned, and shipped, the photos are finally online for friends and family that couldn't make the meet or couldn't stay to view the photos on our viewstations.

The photo gallery is located here.

We'd like to thank the host gym, La Fleur's Gymnastics for inviting us to photograph this meet. From level 7 through 10, the gymnasts put on a fantastic meet, and I know I was impressed by many of the competitors. (If you were there, I was shooting Floor, and I know I applauded for several floor routines!)

More info to be posted later.

Wisconsin Optionals State Coverage

2009-02-22T01:02:00.003-06:00

On Your Mark Photography is proud to be providing action-photo coverage of the 2009 Wisconsin Optionals State Meet at Concordia University in Mequon, WI, on April 4-5.

Our photographers will be covering the events with on-site viewstations available for parents to check out their gymnast's photos. On-site specials for CDs and posters will also be available.

As 2008 comes to a close....

2008-12-31T15:25:00.002-06:00

The 2009 calendar is starting to fill up; between gymnastics, soccer, and now cheerleading, empty weekends are starting to become no-so-empty! If you are hosting a gymnastics meet or cheerleading competition and want reliable, professional photography coverage, now is the time to book your weekend! Drop us an e-mail with your event information and we'll get back to you with availability.

All us here at On Your Mark Photography would like to thank everyone we've worked with over during 2008. We hope that you have had a good, worthwhile 2008 and wish you the best in 2009.

"Thanks to You" from On Your Mark Photography

2008-11-17T23:24:00.003-06:00

On Your Mark Photography would like to thank Spring Hill Gymnastics for inviting us out to shoot their first "Thanks to You!" Co-Ed Classic gymnastics meet this past weekend, November 15-16.

The photos from all the sessions are up (or on their way to being up as this is written) for viewing here. Due to the sheer number of photos taken, the automated upload once again had an issue overnight. The uploader has been restarted (with some manual assistance) so if you don't see your team or session up right now, check back in the morning.

Remember, special commemorative "Thanks to You!" border prints are available for this meet. Turn that photograph from a reminder into a keepsake.

Later this week some of my personal favorites will be posted here, so check back!

Spring Hill Gymnastics: Co-Ed Classic 2008 Coverage

2008-11-13T21:55:00.004-06:00

Egads! Is it November already? Crystal Lake Soccer is over for the Fall season, and it's already time for gymnastics; my how the months fly by!

On Your Mark Photography has been chosen to cover Spring Hill Gymnastic's "Thanks to You!" Co-Ed Classic gymnastics meet November 15 and 16, at their facility in Elgin.

In addition to the normal action prints, On Your Mark Photography will be offering commemorative prints as well. Choose any action shot for a commemorative 5x7 or 8x10. Here's an example:

Click for a closer look!

Samples of the commemorative border will be available for you to see at the meet. And as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me at the event!

Posters

2008-09-04T22:32:00.002-05:00

Just a quick update while I get ready for the CLSF Fall soccer season. Here are two small samples of some poster work I've done for gymnastics. The first one was from a recent meet, while the second is from a posed Team and Individual shoot for a local gym.

Feel free to click on them to see a larger version. Another update will be coming shortly, so stop back soon!

The never-ending seasons.

2008-08-25T21:54:00.002-05:00

After a (somewhat) restful summer spent watching the Olympics, it's time for both fall soccer and gymnastics to start again. Crystal Lake Soccer Federation games start Saturday, September 6. On Your Mark Photography will be providing exclusive action photo coverage once again for CLSF players and families. With over 150 teams, if you want to ensure that your team is covered, please contact me and I'll make sure you're on the schedule.

And starting mid-October, the gymnastics season starts here in Illinois. On Your Mark Photography is already booking weekends for gymnastics meet coverage. Whether it's 100 gymnasts competing Sunday morning, or 600 gymnasts over a three-day weekend, On Your Mark Photography can provide the service you need and the top-notch photos the parents desire.

Contact John to book your weekend now!

Spring Show Update

2008-05-22T01:07:00.002-05:00

Oops! Seems I forgot to post an update after the Spring Hill Gymnastics Spring Show shoot. The five sessions over two days were full of budding gymnasts showing off their newly acquired skills for friends and family. From the 2-year old Twinkling Stars to the soon-to-be new level 4 team gymnasts, everyone put out their all for the show.

For the entire shoot, check out the Events Page and click on the Spring Show link.

I had two quick shots from the first session on Saturday to upload, but for some reason the blog engine won't upload them, so I'll add it in later.

At the posed photoshoot for the gym, several parents inquired about the "All Team" photo which was taken at the end. I will have those available for purchase shortly, and will e-mail the league with the information for them to pass out to the parents. If you're a parent and haven't received the e-mail within the next week, drop me an e-mail and I'll get the link to you directly.

That's all for now. Hopefully I'll be able to toss a few teaser shots of the meet up here tomorrow or Friday.